Grove City College

Grove City College has a beautiful campus spanning 150 acres with 2,450 students from 46 states and countries around the world and its students engage in a living and learning community via clubs and organizations, rigorous academics and a focus on faith. Grove City College is a nationally acclaimed 4-year private Christian college of liberal arts and sciences. Also, Grove City's engineering programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The College is ranked consistently as a Best Value, Most Competitive, Hidden Treasure and a Top Ten Conservative College.

The class of 2009, with about 600 students, is comprised of 74 valedictorians, 20 salutatorians and has an average SAT score of 1280.

Grove City College offers 55 majors in the liberal arts, sciences & engineering. Degree programs include: Natural Science, Business, Education, Psychology, History/Pre-law, English, Communication, Religion/Philosophy, Modern Languages, Music and Fine Arts and Engineering.

Slippery Rock University

As one of the largest campuses in western Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University is situated on 600 acres in 48 buildings, and is located just 50 minutes north of downtown Pittsburgh. New additions to campus include a multi-million dollar recreation facility, and an apartment-style residence hall complex located on campus and our very first Alumni House. A new physical therapy building and the historic restoration of West Hall, now known as Carruth-Rizza Hall, round out our latest projects.

Slippery Rock University employs some 400 teaching faculty and is accredited by the following:

- American Physical Therapy Association
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
- Programs (for Athletic Training)
- Council on Social Work Education
- Middle State Association of Colleges and Schools
- National Association of Musical Therapy
- National Association of Schools in Dance
- National Association of Schools of Music
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- National League for Nursing, Inc.

Of all the accolades and special recognitions that the institution has received, it is most proud of its reputation as a caring and friendly university, a tradition that originated from the dedicated efforts of its faculty, staff and students. It is n the ambiance of that tradition that SRU will continue to provide access to a high quality education at an affordable cost for its citizenry.

In addition to Grove City College and Slippery Rock University, the region is home for many excellent colleges and universities within a 50 mile radius, including:

Community College of Allegheny County
Butler County Community College
Carnegie Mellon University
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Duquesne University
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Geneva College
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Penn State, Shenango Campus
Saint Vincent College
Thiel College
University of Pittsburgh
Westminster College